Nevada Gets 500 More MW Of Solar Energy

Solar Millennium parabolic trough power plant

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar okays a 500-megawatt solar plant in Nevada, making eight such approvals since October out of a goal of 13 by the end of 2010. Read more →

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Solar-Powered Monitor Could Save Lives

Solar Blood Monitor

A new device, currently undergoing testing in Uganda and Zambia, replaces costly batteries with solar-powered juice for effective blood pressure monitoring. Read more →

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Heat From Streets Seen As Energy Source

Solar Power Cement

A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island is investigating ways to harness and use the solar energy collected by pavement in the form of heat. Read more →

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Wells Fargo Puts Mega Bucks Into Solar

Solar Panels

CGL Solar recently announced that Wells Fargo will provide over $100 million in funding for its solar plant projects across the U.S. by the end of 2011. Read more →

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Rooftops Rule, Solar Group’s Study Says

EnerGen rooftop solar system

A solar-industry report comes to the unsurprising conclusion that homeowners can maximize energy savings by installing a solar-power system. Read more →

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Utah Schools To Get Lots Of Solar Panels

image via Salt Lake City School District

With a federal grant, Utah is putting small solar-power systems in at 73 schools, hoping to educate and inspire kids — and their parents. Read more →

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LA Wants To Cover Reservoir With Solar

Solar-covered Sunset Reservoir, San Francisco

The Los Angeles water department wants to cover a reservoir with a 5-megawatt solar system. Now all it needs is the $15.3 million the project will cost. Read more →

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LA Students Prepare For Solar Boat Races

Nearly 700 Southern Californian students recently came together to start preparations for the 9th annual Solar Cup, a solar boat race on a grand scale. Read more →

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Tony Blair Promotes Solar Powered Winery

Cogenra solar cogeneration system

Ex-PM Tony Blair visits a Sonoma winery to promote Cogenra's proprietary technology for using solar to produce both electricity and hot water. Read more →

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Vermont Utility Gets Busy With Solar

Green Mountain Power Solar Plant

Green Mountain Power of Vermont reports that, with the installation of three new solar plants, it has surpassed its goal of installing 10,00 solar panels. Read more →

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